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W, %m///M Aug. 9, 1966 United States Patent 3,265,076 DISPOSABLE HAIRNET Edna E. Ellis, P.O. Box 333, Wynne, Ark. Filed Nov. 7, 1962, Ser.No. 236,028 1 Claim. (Cl. 132-49) This invention relates to the generalfield of hair retainers or hair nets of the type used in beauty parlorsto hold the wearers hair in place while under a hair dryer. Moreparticularly, the invention relates to a disposable hair net composed ofa fire-resistant paper or plastic having openings or being porous forthe passage of air, and having wet strength in high degree.

A primary object of the invention is to provide an inexpensivedisposable hair net which is flameproof, adjustable, and formed ofcoarsely woven paper fibers; the paper being porous or having aplurality of spaced interstices, or both.

Another important object is to provide a net of the type described abovewhich, in one of its forms, may include a series of pleats or gatherswhereby the net more or less has a form to fit the coiffure or head ofthe wearer and in addition has sufficient elasticity to be stretched inaccordance with the hair style to hold the hair in place during thedrying operation.

A further object is to provide a net conformable to the set hair, usinga coarsely woven .paper fiber material or paper-like material havingopenings for the free passage of air to and from the hair, whereby thehair may be dried.

Yet another object is to provide a hair net which serves to protect theears and forehead of the wearer from excessive heat during thehair-drying operation.

Yet another object is to provide an inexpensive hair net which may beused only once for each wearer, thereby improving the sanitation aspectsof commercial hair drying operations.

Other objects will appear hereinafter throughout the specification.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a blank for the hair net of this inventionprior to the gathering or pleating operation;

FIGURE 2 shows a side view of the same net shown in FIGURE 1 wherein thenet has been pleated and shaped to a head;

FIGURE 3 is a plan view of a second form of the invention;

FIGURES 4 and 5 are plan views of further forms of the invention.

The paper used is of a particular kind which has been found acceptableto accomplish the main objects of the invention, in that it isinexpensive, fiameproof, stretchable, and is as easily disposable as afacial tissue. This paper is translucent and is provided with a largenumber of openings through which air can .pass either in the nature ofpores or otherwise, with openings generally ranging in size from 14, ofan inch to A of an inch and sometimes greater in diameter. Theseopenings may be produced by punching, or the fibers may be arrangedhaphazardly to provide the various sized openings. Preferably, the areaof the openings will exceed the area of the fibers. In any event, itwill be understood that the combined area of the openings is such thatthe circulation of air from the heater of a dryer will find ready accessto the interstices of the hair net to the hair of the customer whosehair is being dried,

3,265,076 Patented August 9, 1966 Referring now to FIG. 1, this form ofthe invention includes a triangular shaped blank member 40. A series ofpleats 42 as seen in FIGURE 2 are provided above the dotted line 44 inFIGURE 1 whereby the member 40 is more easily adapted to the shape of ahead as shown in FIGURE 2. However, it is to be understood that the form40 after it has been placed on the head, may, within limits, bestretched further to conform member 40 to the particular style of hairof the wearer. An enlarged portion is shown in FIGURE 1 whichillustrates the texture of the paper. Unless otherwise stated, it is tobe understood that this is the same in all the illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 3 shows a second form of the invention whereby the member 46 ismore or less of a heart shape. In the upper portion of the member 46, aring member 48 made of cardboard or plastic has a portion of the member46 inserted through the ring and gathered around its outside. This givesmember 46 a three-dimensional shape more or less adapted for a head. Byinserting the desired quantity of the material of member 46 through thesecuring ring 48, the size of the member for wearing purposes isadjustable.

FIG. 4 shows a third form of the invention where a triangular shapedpaper member-50 is clasped centrally on one of its sides by a securingmember 52. As with the previous embodiment, the material is gathered bythe securing member 52 which may be cardboard or plastic so that it ismore or less in a shape adapted to fit a head. It will be appreciatedthat the apexes of the triangle, 54 and 56, fall over the area aroundthe ears of the wearer whereas the apex designated as 58 falls over thearea in the vicinity of the neck of the wearer.

FIG. 5 shows a further form of the invention which is somewhat similarto the second form in that the paper member 60 is more or .lessheart-shaped. However, in this case the securing member 62 is a foldedpiece of cardboard of heavy paper or plastic under which the material of60 is gathered and which is secured together by glue or by means such asa staple 64.

While several embodiments of my invention have been shown and described,it will be apparent that other adaptations and modifications may be madewithout departing from the scope of the following claim.

I claim:

A disposable hair net comprising a single perforate piece of thin,light, stretchable fire-resistant paper in substantially a triangularshape having a plurality of pleats only along the front edge thereof,said pleats extending normally to said edge and being longer in themiddle portion of said edge than near the ends thereof, whereby said netconforms to the coiffure of the wearer.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,386,890 8/1921Matyk 132--49 2,334,805 11/1943 Barbieri.

2,666,924 1/1954 Torricelli 2l74 2,869,135 1/1959 Wagenfeld 132-49 X2,959,177 11/ 1960 Schoeneman 13249 3,105,242 10/ 1963 Gettinger 2l743,175,027 3/ 1965 Harrison 2l74 X RICHARD A. GAUDET, Primary Examiner.

LAVERNE D. GEIGER, Examiner. D. L. MAXSON, L. W. TRAPP, AssistantExaminers,

